A supportive technique using a splint to obtain definite contour and desirable protrusion after reconstruction of microtia

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1051-1055

  Yotsuyanagi, Takatoshi ^a   Yokoi, Katsunori ^b   Urushidate, Satoshi ^b   Sawada, Yukimasa ^b  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARTILAGE GRAFT; EAR RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; MICROTIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLINT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABNORMALITIES; ADULT; CHILD; EAR, EXTERNAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPLINTS;

EID: 0031977870     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199804040-00025     Document Type: Article

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